Vanilla Server
Offline 35.148.233.39:28035 checked 3d ago
Measurements
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 55% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Quick answers
Population
How does Vanilla Server rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Vanilla Server at #12,126, within the top 55% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Vanilla Server?
At this count Vanilla Server is offline, with its last sighting 3 days 3 hours ago. Seven days of counting give an average of 1 players and a peak of 1.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Vanilla Server mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Vanilla Server publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp1 (Max players): You can join up to 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include Vanilla Server?
On Rust Population, Vanilla Server is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on Vanilla Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Vanilla Server to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 25 days 17 hours ago.
Map and rules
Which map does Vanilla Server run?
Vanilla Server uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on Vanilla Server?
Nothing in Vanilla Server's name says how gather works. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. survival is what it runs, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Vanilla Server run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows for Vanilla Server. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is Vanilla Server online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Vanilla Server 3 days 3 hours ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 3 of 168 hours were online, or 2%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 3 October 2026.
Where is Vanilla Server located?
Nothing published by Vanilla Server states a region. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 35.148.233.39:28035.
How to join
How do I join Vanilla Server?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 35.148.233.39:28035; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.